Adjustable atmospheric fountain-feeder for ruling-machines



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADDISON SMITH, OF PERRYSBURG, OHIO.

ADJUSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC FOUNTAIN-FEEDER FOR RULlNG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,950, dated November8, 1864.

,'l" 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDISON SMITH, of Perrysburg, Wood county, State ofOhio, have invented new and useful Adjustable AtmosphericFountain-Feeders for Ituling Colored Lines; and I do vhereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof', referencebeing had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a partot' this specilication.

The nature of my invention consists in the mode and manner of rulingcolored lines,.in various colors, (which I call polychrome ruling,) by aseries of adjustable reservoirs and atmospheric fountaini'eeders, eachfeeder containing its respective colored Huid.

The object of my invention is to secure a uniform supply of coloredruling'liuid in faintline ruling by means of a series of adjustablereservoirs and fountains kept at a uniform head by atmospheric pressure,and to be attached to any ordinary rulingmaohine. It is intendedespecially for ruling in differenteolored lines, which I term polychromeruling, and is to facilitate the method of carrying out and tracingstatistics, accounts, and all kinds of memoranda in account, manuscript,and record books7 on the proper lines, following` the respective coloredline, which eifectuall y prevents errors.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l represents a side view; Fig. 2, a front view.

A represents a tightboX or reservoir, shaped either square orcylindrical, made of metal, porcelain, or any suitable material, tocontain the particular colored iiuid, and be adjustable so as todischarge the iiuid regularly by the pressure of the atmosphere, andrule the lines closely or wider apart, according to the width required,the lower portion of the reservoir A being prolonged so as to form asquare or round chamber, B. Ihis chamber B communicates with theinterior of the reservoir through an orice, O, that is below the underedges of the chamber B, so as to prevent the overflow ot' the coloredruling-iluid,the level of which will not rise above the upper part ofthe orifice C on account of the outward pressure of the atmosphere atthe opening D. In the bottom of the chamber B is a conicalvalvedorifice, E, which is opened or closed by a cone-pointed thumb-screw, G,turning in a nut, I, fastened to the top of the chamber B. A conduit, H,is attached to the bottom ofthe chamber B under the orice C, and withincapiliary-attracting distance of the same, whereby a small stream,instead of drops or jets, is caused to flow regularly and uniformly intothe common ruling-pens J. A wick or Siphon-thread may likewise be used,extending from the chamber B to the pens; but I prefer to use the valvedorice (l with its conduit H.

The reservoir -A is charged with the colored iluid through an aperture,K, near the top, which is closed and regulated by a stopper, L. Thisarrangement constitutes a single fountain, being iilled with colorediluid and having a pen attached to execute the ruled line in itsrespective color.

Any number of fountains are arranged along an ordinary or commonpen-beam, M, and each fountain discharges its respective colored iiuidinto itsl appropriate pen J, and rules its respective colored line. Ihave a square loop or clip, I?, made of wire, fastened permanently tothe bottom ofthe reservoir A, which is let down through a slot in thebeam M, and tightened by a square wooden wedge, R, underneath. Byloosening the wedge B, I can then move each reservoir to the right orleft, by which I adjust the reservoirs A close together, or any distanceapart, to regulate the width between the ruling lines.

lhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A series of adjustable reservoirs of any shape or material, withatmospheric fountainfeeders, each containing a colored ruling-fluid, (tobe attached to ruling-machines,) for the purpose of ruling coloredlines. f.

Y ADDISON SMITH. W'itnesses:

J. FRANKLIN REIGART, JOHN S. HoLLiNGsHEAn

